2023 Gaja "Costa Russi" Barbaresco
Pre-Arrival
97JD
97JS
95RP
$799.99
Pre-Arrival: Estimated to be available for delivery or pickup by 12/31/2026.
5 Available for Purchase
97
Jeb Dunnuck
Reviewed April 2026The 2023 Barbaresco Costa Russi was bottled only three weeks prior to my tasting in December 2025, after extended time in barrel. It pours a jeweled ruby color and offers notes of framboise, cherries, and polished stone. The tannins remind me somewhat of the 2020 in their silkiness and definition, showing harmony without feeling overdeveloped. There is a beautiful refinement to the structure, with fresh acidity and a long, balanced finish. 2,900 bottles were produced. Drink 2027-2050. (AF)
Professional Reviews
97
James Suckling
Elegant and fresh, showing refined violet candies, wild strawberries, red currants and licorice alongside subtle, smoky wood and citrus leaves on the nose. Full-bodied, firm and velvety on the palate with graphite flavors. Juicy and crisp, savory and long. Drink or hold. (AF)
95
Wine Advocate
Poured first among the three single-vineyard Barbarescos, the Gaja 2023 Barbaresco Costa Russi immediately establishes itself as the most delicate and finessed of the trio. It presents a more classical, old-school expression of Barbaresco with beautifully lifted aromatics. The palate mirrors that elegance with silky, exquisitely polished tannins that carry the wine effortlessly across a long, graceful finish. (ML)
Notes
Costa Russi lies below Gaja’s Sorì Tildìn, on the lower, cooler part of the hillside in the commune of Barbaresco. The vineyard faces south and southwest, and the wine is made from Nebbiolo. The name joins the word for a hillside with the nickname of the former sharecropper who worked the land. Costa Russi’s first vintage was 1978. The 2023 matured in oak for twenty-four months.
Details
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Origin | Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 2062780 |
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